City Seeks Community Input on the Future of Cannabis Retail Stores in Burlington - Take the online survey

Overview:

On
Oct. 17, 2018, recreational cannabis was legalized by the federal
government of Canada. Currently, in Ontario, the only place to legally
purchase cannabis is online from the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS). By
April 2019, it is anticipated that brick and mortar, privately-operated
retail cannabis stores will be operational across the province.

The
provincial government has given municipalities in Ontario a one-time
offer to opt out of having cannabis retail stores in their communities.
The deadline to make this decision is Jan. 22, 2019.

On Dec. 17, 2018,
Burlington City Council will consider a report to opt-in or opt-out of
hosting cannabis retail stores in Burlington. Ahead of that decision,
the city is seeking feedback from the community about the sale of
cannabis in Burlington through licensed retail stores.

To
help gather the community’s input, the
city has launched an online survey at www.getinvolvedburlington.ca,
open to Burlington residents until Thursday,
Dec. 13. To complete the brief survey, residents must first
register to be a member of Get Involved Burlington. (www.getinvolvedburlington.ca).

A town hall, hosted by Mayor
Marianne Meed Ward will also take place on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Burlington
Performing Arts Centre from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the future of retail cannabis stores in Burlington.

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